Julia is a Cutie!

Julia is getting more and more personality. She is crawling now and is pretty close to walking but still a little nervous about it. She loves to laugh and smile.

Wedding

Jacob got to be in his first wedding here- fun stuff. He was the ring bearer. Right before it was his time, he said "I've got to go to the bathroom" and it took a while. While he was still going- I (jason) heard that it was his time so I tried to hurry him up. Then when we got out, he wouldn't go up the aisle. (he had the real rings too) So I went near the front to help him come to me. Then he finally came quickly skipping up the aisle and handed off the rings. Quite an experience.

The buffet afterwards was BBQ with such cool dishes as cow tongue, chicken heart, duck neck, etc. Yum Yum!

Great Wall

I had fun at the Great Wall recently!

Medical conference

We had a good time on the east coast for a medical conference- seeing some old friends. :)

Flat Stanley Comes to Asia!

Jacob and Lydia's cousins Logan and Ethan mailed "Flat Stanley" to us here to go on some adventures. It's a kids book about this guy who gets flattened, but can then go in an envelope to lots of fun places. :) You can see them below.


Flat Stanley is checking out the local market with pig brains, chicken hearts, and some intestines I think. Yum Yum.


Learning how to use chopsticks.

Learning some language. :)
Riding on a bike
Going to Jacob's class.

Kayaking with Daddy

Jacob and Lydia got to take turns going out on a kayak with Daddy. They were a little apprehensive at first but in the end really enjoyed it. Jacob also enjoyed helping to pull the kayak back on the beach.

Boat Trip

Jason, Jacob, Lydia, Mimi and Papa all got to go on a boat trip to a near by island. The island is called monkey island because it is inhabited by monkeys (I know surprising). These monkeys were very friendly, maybe a little too friendly :). Once the kids got back home they said they enjoyed the trip, but while they were on the boat they were a little scared of the waves. In fact, Lydia was hanging on to either Mimi or Papa for dear life the whole trip.